Unit 12 The Magic Fish
◇While Reading 前半
次の文章を読みなさい。空所には、文脈を考えながら、
Before Reading で学習した語句を入れなさい。
ただし、必要に応じて語句を適切な形に変えましょう。
A fisherman lived with his wife in an old ( ) by the sea.
Each day he caught a fish, and cooked it for his wife.
One day he caught fish.
The fish asked the fisherman to let him live,
and the fisherman agreed.
For the rest of the day, he caught nothing else.
When the fisherman got home ( ), his wife asked what ( ).
He told her about the magical fish.
“What did you get in return?” his wife asked.
“Nothing,” said the fisherman, which made his wife very angry.
“It's a magical fish, so ask it to grant your wish.
I hate my shack. Ask the fish for a nice house.” she demanded.
The man didn't want to （ ） the fish, but he didn't want his wife
to get ( ), either.
He did not know if he should listen to his heart or his wife.
上から順に (soack) (empty-handed) (happened) (trouble) (angry)
🍀 日本昔話に似たような話がありますね。
There are similar stories in Japanese folk tales.
写真 ききょう やっと咲きだしました。
キキョウも咲き始めたのですね。まだこちらは見かけていません。朝から降ったりやんだりの湿度の高い日で、かなり鬱陶しい日です。
キキョウ咲いてますね、次から次へと咲き出して、
咲き終わった花を取ると脇からまた花芽が出てきます。
京都の蘆山寺へ行きましょう、桔梗が多く植わってます。
我が家の桔梗は満開です。
文脈を考えて語句を入れるのは楽しくもあり、勉強にもなりますね。
内容もとても考えさせられるものでした。